Mr. Speaker, yesterday in the House the Minister of National Defence said:
We will enter into an agreement with the United States if it is in the interest of Canada--
This clearly indicated that we are not part of the program now.
Newly appointed Ambassador Frank McKenna said clearly today that Canada is already part of the missile defence program now. Surely Ambassador McKenna has been briefed on this important file. Surely Mr. McKenna would not misspeak on such an important issue before a parliamentary committee.
My question is for the Deputy Prime Minister. Who is being factual, the ambassador or the minister?